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[Oblivion]

Okay, I was giving some of the new info some thought, and regarding the

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save system,

it's probably not as bad as I may have made it out to be. Sure, I love the save anywhere system in OoT, WW and TP, but I doubt it'll be anywhere near as bad as the dumb system that was implemented in MM.

As far as the

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day/night system goes, I'm a little bit more ambivalent on that. Real time day/night passage was one of OoT's coolest innovations, and it sorta sucks that they're changing it. But then again, LttP, LA or really any of the handheld games don't have that type of thing, and they seem just fine so who knows.

 

[jonno394]

Nier to me felt like a Zelda title, and it didn't have a

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save anywhere system

, so I'm ok with this.

Plus it will probably be very different to Majoras Mask in the case that it (hopefully) won't be a

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temporary save system that requires you to turn off the console....

 

[oatmeal]

So we will get 'dark cloud overworld of boring' or 'light cloud overworld of boring'?

Sounds awesome.

The day night cycle was always the best part of exploring the overworld in 3D Zeldas. So glad they cut that out.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

The day night cycle was always the best part of exploring the overworld in 3D Zeldas. So glad they cut that out.

Is this some kind of cognitive dissonance?

 

[stilgar]

Is this some kind of cognitive dissonance?

At least it's not about canned penis.

 

[ASIS]

So we will get 'dark cloud overworld of boring' or 'light cloud overworld of boring'?

Sounds awesome.

The day night cycle was always the best part of exploring the overworld in 3D Zeldas. So glad they cut that out.

As many people have said it won't be about the aesthetics this time around. So no, nothing boring about it.

I agree with you that it's awesome. But I also don't think Nintendo would go "Yeah, let's just cut this out because we're lazy".

 

[Prime Blue]

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Real time day/night passage was one of OoT's coolest innovations, and it sorta sucks that they're changing it. But then again, LttP, LA or really any of the handheld games don't have that type of thing, and they seem just fine so who knows.

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To be fair, the traditional day/night cycle in the console Zelda games ended with Majora's Mask. In The Wind Waker, it was still there but didn't have much effect on the main game, and in Twilight Princess, it was simply forgettable. I want to wander around Hyrule Field and know when morning or evening is going to kick in. In Ocarina of Time, I loved waiting till certain times of the day, then going to a place where time stands still just to explore it a little and to enjoy the moment (Kakariko Village in the early morning before the Cuckoo cries...you can really feel the dew on the grass). With Majora's Mask, although the time was ticking away, you still had this feeling. With the later games, it was completely gone, as though you lost control over it. Plus: colors. The skies in OoT and MM are so beautiful. TWW and TP opt for dull realistic colors and you never have the option of visiting a location at a certain time of the day. I want that casual "enjoy the world" feeling back.

 

[ASIS]

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To be fair, the traditional day/night cycle in the console Zelda games ended with Majora's Mask. In The Wind Waker, it was still there but didn't have much effect on the main game, and in Twilight Princess, it was simply forgettable. I want to wander around Hyrule Field and know when morning or evening is going to kick in. In Ocarina of Time, I loved waiting till certain times of the day, then going to a place where time stands still just to explore it a little and to enjoy the moment (Kakariko Village in the early morning before the Cuckoo cries...you can really feel the dew on the grass). With Majora's Mask, although the time was ticking away, you still had this feeling. With the later games, it was completely gone, as though you lost control over it. Plus: colors. The skies in OoT and MM are so beautiful. TWW and TP opt for dull realistic colors and you never have the option of visiting a location at a certain time of the day. I want that casual "enjoy the world" feeling back.

wait what? I suggest you go and play those games again. WW had amazing transitions. And visiting TP's castle town as soon as the sun rises is just pure awesomeness.

Night/day always played a minor role. But they are just so nice to have IMO.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Spoiler tagging things like the save system and day/night cycle is fucking insane.

 

[Platy]

So we will get 'dark cloud overworld of boring' or 'light cloud overworld of boring'?

Sounds awesome.

The day night cycle was always the best part of exploring the overworld in 3D Zeldas. So glad they cut that out.

I always wanted to do this ... so ...

 

[RagnarokX]

So we will get 'dark cloud overworld of boring' or 'light cloud overworld of boring'?

Sounds awesome.

The day night cycle was always the best part of exploring the overworld in 3D Zeldas. So glad they cut that out.

Best part? It was terrible in TP. Night was so boring and you had to just ride around until the sun came back. In the other games I kept having to play the songs to bring daylight back.